The poem begins with the beloved god Balder, thought to be invulnerable, dead at the hands of the inoffensive blind god Hoder, in a game. Loki, whose deceit brought about this catastrophe, is promptly punished with exile, and Odin, Balder's father, sponsors a heroic quest to rescue his son from the land of the dead. This desperate venture unexpectedly meets with partial success, a conditional agreement to release Balder if everyone in the land of the living mourns his death. And even though ...

This book is made of the stories told by the Northern folk,—the people who live in the land of the midnight sun, where summer is green and pleasant, but winter is a terrible time of cold and gloom; where rocky mountains tower like huge giants, over whose heads the thunder rolls and crashes, and under whose feet are mines of precious metals. Therefore you will find the tales full of giants and dwarfs,—spirits of the cold mountains and dark caverns.You will find the hero to be Thor, with his t ...

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For our very first episode of Game o' the week, the gang talks about one of their new favorite new games, "Betrayal At balder's Gate!" YAY, NAY, OR OKAYYYYY Rating Fun- Yay Artwork- Yay Game Mechanics- Yay-Kay Time- Yay Strategy- Nay Replayability- YAY Box Fart Noise- Room For Improvement FINAL RATING (Play Again, Wait for Expansion, Shelve It) ...…

Experience the importance of an oboe to a boy and his town. *** Henry Iverson Magee is an accomplished public speaker, pastor, educator, and farmer. He grew up in southern Mississippi and made a name for himself in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and, indeed, his home state. He’s always been a writer, publishing in numerous newspapers and other publ ...…

BEHOLD: Thor #341-344! The vengeance of Fafnir the Dragon! The tragedy and triumph of Eilif the Lost! Balder the Brave’s worst day ever! And far beyond the fields we know, the sword… is forged! ……………….. As mentioned in this episode: Avengers Prime is the Alan Davis-penciled (and Brian Michael Bendis-written) miniseries co-starring Thor!…

BEHOLD: Thor #341-344! The vengeance of Fafnir the Dragon! The tragedy and triumph of Eilif the Lost! Balder the Brave’s worst day ever! And far beyond the fields we know, the sword… is forged! ……………….. As mentioned in this episode: Avengers Prime is the Alan Davis-penciled (and Brian Michael Bendis-written) miniseries co-starring Thor!…

BEHOLD: Thor #341-344! The vengeance of Fafnir the Dragon! The tragedy and triumph of Eilif the Lost! Balder the Brave’s worst day ever! And far beyond the fields we know, the sword… is forged! ……………….. As mentioned in this episode: Avengers Prime is the Alan Davis-penciled (and Brian Michael Bendis-written) miniseries co-starring Thor!…

BEHOLD: Thor #341-344! The vengeance of Fafnir the Dragon! The tragedy and triumph of Eilif the Lost! Balder the Brave’s worst day ever! And far beyond the fields we know, the sword… is forged!... For more information on this and other episodes, check out thelightningandthestorm.com!

Free beer and cider on tap. Weekly breakfasts, massages, business presentations, networking and sport events. It’s like working in a groovy hotel ... and pets and babies are welcome. WeWork is an organisation delivering shared working spaces to 90,000 people in 30 cities around the world. The secret, according to the company's Director of Commu ...…

HJRP1904Your hosts: Stu, Stork, Bill, HosierRobShow Notes! Troll Under the Bridge writes in with more about perception rolls. GM John asks for some help with a player. Balder poses a convention game question. And Mystic Fedora writes in about problems without solutions and an ingenious solution.

HJRP1904Your hosts: Stu, Stork, Bill, HosierRobShow Notes! Troll Under the Bridge writes in with more about perception rolls. GM John asks for some help with a player. Balder poses a convention game question. And Mystic Fedora writes in about problems without solutions and an ingenious solution.

ANOTHER EARTH, written and directed by Mike Cahill, written by and starring Brit Marling, and technically top-line starring William Mapother, is a 2011 sci-fi drama about bad decisions, tragic loss, difficult choices, and terrible regret. Oh, and also the appearance in the sky of, well, another Earth. In this episode, Bill and Renan talk about ...…

Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers is a four issue comic from Marvel in 2004 miniseries originally titled "Loki" by Robert Rodi and Esad Ribic. There are two sides to every story. You've heard Thor's -- now it's time to hear Loki's. Odin's least favorite son rewrites Asgardian lore from his perspective. In this story, Loki's insatiable lust for power, ...…

Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers is a four issue comic from Marvel in 2004 miniseries originally titled "Loki" by Robert Rodi and Esad Ribic. There are two sides to every story. You've heard Thor's -- now it's time to hear Loki's. Odin's least favorite son rewrites Asgardian lore from his perspective. In this story, Loki's insatiable lust for power, ...…

In 1991, Wim Wenders leveraged the success of his crossover hit Wings of Desire to mount a project he'd dreamed of for years: a globe-trotting sci-fi epic he considered the "ultimate road movie". That film is UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD, and if you've never heard of it.... well. Warner Bros. made Wenders trim his nearly 5-hour cut by almost half ...…

Two very good friends and former guests join me for a live roundtable discussion on New Zealand director Peter Jackson. Both Collin Souter and Al Kwiatkowski have contributed to the show many times before, and they're among my favorite people to talk films with. As most of you know, Peter Jackson wasn't always the award-winning mastermind behin ...…

Mark DaGrossa and Scott Epic sit down to chat with Joel and Stephen Levinson of Dayton, Ohio about their careers, including making a movie about an aging boy band in Dayton, Ohio. “Together we call ourselves the Levinson Brothers, a name we invented. We’re comedy writers and video producers – both animated and live action. Our videos have appea ...…

Walt Simonson's Thor is something really special. As far as the celebrate contributions that we cover on our show are concerned, this might be one of the more impressive from Marvel, and that is really saying something. From the very first issue, Simonson seemingly changes the rules of a Thor comic by having Beta Ray Bill lift Mjolnir and conti ...…

Walt Simonson's Thor is something really special. As far as the celebrate contributions that we cover on our show are concerned, this might be one of the more impressive from Marvel, and that is really saying something. From the very first issue, Simonson seemingly changes the rules of a Thor comic by having Beta Ray Bill lift Mjolnir and conti ...…

First, Jack and Andrew take a look back at this summer of movies for 2016... and why it was so thoroughly mediocre and forgettable (and we also quote and mention an article written by Jessica Ritchey, "Hollywood Gave Up on You", which you can read at the link below. Then, Jack and Andrew talk about the movies they've seen in the three weeks(!) ...…

Balderdash (n.) a rapidly receding hairlineWhat’s so funny about this? Let’s start with the actual definition of the word because you may not have heard of it. It’s kind of outdated and hardly used anymore but it’s still in the dictionary and many people have a passive knowledge of it. “Balderdash” means nonsense, something ridiculous, senseles ...…

Chicago critic and passionate comic-book fan Angelica Bastién joins Josh to consider DC's latest big-screen offering: SUICIDE SQUAD, starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie and Jared Leto. They also take on the challenge of naming the Top 5 Women Comic Book Characters (Done Right) and play a round of Massacre Theatre. Plus, Angelica sits through Jos ...…